Note: This post was written in 2014, when the room cost $65 USD per night. Prices on Lombok Island have changed since then, so check current rates before booking. My birthday was coming around so we decided to leave the peaceful little villa in the rice fields of...
Ducks With a Mission Ducks Preparing to Clean a Paddy Filed of Insects in Bali There is a hidden army in the rice fields of Bali. Although small in stature the soldiers in this army perform a big job —protecting the paddies from invasion. For little glory these little...
Sunrise on the Plains of Bagan Bagan History Located on a scenic bend on the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar (Burma) the temples of Bagan are an enigma. Marco Polo called it, “one of the finest sights in the world” and I have to humbly agree. At its height, Bagan’s various...
Prayer Flags by a Prayer Wheel Before I went to Bhutan I had never noticed a water powered prayer wheel before. Perhaps my awareness was low, I didn’t know what I was looking at or the places I have been visiting hadn’t had the right mix of Buddhism and free-flowing...
Note: This post was written in 2014, when the room cost $65 USD per night. Prices on Nusa Lembongan have changed since then, so check current rates before booking. It was my friend Sarah’s birthday and we wanted to do something special to celebrate, but when you are...
I knew my old “genuine knock-off” Ray Ban Aviator sunglasses had about outlived their usefulness when I put them on and one of the arms fell off. It was a little frustrating because I knew that my $6 USD polarized investment was reaching an end. I liked the style and...
Bhutanese Prayer Flags Since I retired three years ago I have had a lot of people ask how much it costs to fund my travel lifestyle. I have always been hesitant to answer that because what a person “needs” is a very personal thing and the way I live may seem,...
